Transcript of Kabuki Theater What is Kabuki? It’s not Shapoopi, it’s KABUKI!
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- Kabuki Theater
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- What is Kabuki?
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- Its not Shapoopi, its KABUKI!
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- Kabuki Theater Kabuki is a Japanese dance and drama play
involving elaborate costumes, eye- catching makeup, and outrageous
wigs to convey the audience. Known as the art of singing and
dancing
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- History Created in the 17 th century by a woman named Okuni who
preformed alone on riverbanks. Then her audience grew rapidly.
Still preformed today, Kabuki continues to be a form of
entertainment enjoyed by many.
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- Anatomy of Kabuki Kabuki theaters relied on the stages, plots,
and music. Music was used to set the mood of the play and it also
helped emphasize important points in the plays. The actors were
trained to take their cues not from a stage director but from the
music so listening to the music allowed them know when it was their
turn to take the stage.
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- Concepts Sergei Eisenstein discusses how Kabuki is related to
cinema through the usage of conveying emotions. Although this
elaborate art dose not use dialogue, they do have elaborate makeup
which explains their emotions during the play as well as their
singing performance.
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- Makeup Kabuki Theater is known for the style of its drama and
for the elaborate makeup worn by some of its performers. Makeup
helps provide an element of style that is easily recognizable.
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- Application Process How makeup is applied: -rice powder is used
to create the white base for the characteristic stage makeup
-Kumadori: helps enhances and exaggerates facial lines to produce
dramatic animal or supernatural masks. -Based on the meaning on the
colors on the next slide, you can go about painting it however you
want for the character
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- When makeup is applied, colors and lines help suggest
character. Red lines are used to indicate passion, heroism,
righteousness and other positive traits. Black or Blue indicates
villain, jealously, and other negative traits Green lines indicate
supernatural Purple lines indicate nobility
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- Costumes Costumes tend to be extravagant, colorful and
flamboyant costumes are unique and different Usually made of silk
and embroidered 4 main parts of a dress is: outer clothing, inner
clothing, lower garments, and headdresses
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- Here is a better look at what Kabuki Theatre looks like
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3IH dm2Tf8g